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Women of the Middle East and the Mediterranean Come Together to Build Bridges of Peace
“A society that excludes half of its wisdom cannot build a complete future.” The World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO), in collaboration with Catholic Action Malta (Azzjoni Kattolika Maltija, AKM) and with the support of the Maltese Episcopal...
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New WUCWO Ecclesiastical Assistant: Monsignor Melchor José Sánchez de Toca y Alameda
On May 29, the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life appointed Monsignor Melchor José Sánchez de Toca y Alameda...
Annual Meeting of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
On 21 and 22 May, in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican, the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO)...
Pope Leo XIV appoints a lay woman as Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication
Pope Leo XIV has appointed María Montserrat Alvarado, currently President and Chief Operating Officer of EWTN News,...
Pope Leo XIV presents his first encyclical “Magnifica humanitas”
On 25 May at 11:30 a.m., in the Synod Hall of the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, on...
The Embassy of Switzerland to the Holy See hosts a meeting with WUCWO
On 19 May 2026, the Ambassador of Switzerland to the Holy See, Manuela Leimgruber, hosted an informal exchange...
Women for peace: WUCWO Day 2026
On the occasion of the celebration of WUCWO Day, which this year marks 116 years committed to peace, the Italian...